Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William and mother of his three children, participated in an informal Q&A that was posted to her Instagram page on Saturday. During this Q&A, Kate joked that she could use some help herself when it comes to managing “toddler tantrums.”
The Q&A was meant to be about Kate’s U.K.-wide “5 Big Questions on the Under Fives” survey on the early years of childhood, the results of which were released this week.
“I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who sent in their questions. There are a huge number here with loads of wonderful emojis attached to them,” Kate, 38, said in the video.
When asked what first got her interested in this project, Kate said that she gets “asked this question a lot.”
“I think people assume that because I am a parent, that’s why I’ve taken an interest in the Early Years. I think this really is bigger than that,” she explained. “This isn’t just about happy, healthy children. This is about the society I hope we could and can become.”
“Right from the early days, meeting lots of people who are suffering with addiction or poor mental health and hearing time and time again that their troubles now in adulthood stem right back from early childhood experience,” Kate said.
Kate then turned to some experts for help in answering some of the more difficult questions, including one about managing “toddler tantrums.”
“Yes, that’s a hard one. I’d also like to ask the experts myself!” said Kate, who is mom to Prince George, 7, Princess Charlotte, 5, and Prince Louis, 2.
When asked what the “best part” of working on the Early Years project has been, Kate said that she loved being able to meet with families and hear their stories.
“When we launched the survey and I got to meet loads of amazing families,” Kate said. “Hearing first-hand what they were going through, what their experiences of parenthood was really like.”
Kate concluded the Q&A by saying that she has “a lot” of projects in the works for 2021 and beyond.
“This really isn’t something that we are going to be able to change quickly and overnight. It’s going to take generations and I’m keen to support this for the long term,” she said. “So I think that’s it but thank you very much to everybody again for sending in your questions. This is just the start of the conversation so thank you so much for being part of this.”
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